Allegory on the 100th anniversary of Dutch Freedom, 1648-1748, The acclaimed personification of Peace is in the air with an olive branch and a caduceus. Minerva receives a lance with freedom hat from a putto below her. A second putto offers a book to the Vigilance in the middle. On the far left, a third putto with a spear chases a sea of flames. On the underside the City Hall on the Dam in Amsterdam, completed in 1648, with a portrait of Jacob van Campen and a presentation of pile driving work during construction, symbols, allegories of peace, 'Pax', 'Pace' (Ripa), (story of) Mars (Ares), cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', Alertness, Vigilance, 'Guardia ' 'Vigilanza ' 'Vigilanza per difendersi & oppugnare altri '(Ripa) (personification), devil (s) and demons, Simon Fokke (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1748, paper, engraving, h 218 mm × w 162 mm
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Allegory, 100th anniversary, Dutch Freedom, 1648-1748, acclaimed personification, Peace, air, olive branch, caduceus, Minerva receives, lance, freedom hat, putto, second putto offers, book, Vigilance, middle, far left, third putto, spear chases, sea, flames, underside, City Hall, Dam, Amsterdam, completed, 1648, portrait, Jacob van Campen, presentation, pile driving work, construction, symbols, allegories, peace, Pax, Pace, Ripa, story, Mars, Ares, cupids, amores, amoretti, putti, Alertness, Guardia, 'Vigilanza, difendersi & oppugnare altri ', personification, devil, s, demons, Simon Fokke, mentioned, object, 1748, paper, engraving
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